Fallout: New Vegas Walkthrough & Strategy Guide

The second location of interest is Nellis Air Force Base. That is where the second crew of Brotherhood of Steel soldiers were sent. Nellis Air Force Base is the home of the Boomers, the overly-aggressive Wastelanders who regularly lob heavy ordnance into the desert to convince would-be travelers to stay far away from their territory. If you haven't opened up these guys as part of the Side Quest known as Volare!, then you'll need to do that first. Otherwise, you'll never successfully gain entry to Nellis Air Force Base, which will forever seal-off the fate, one way or another, of the Brotherhood of Steel contingent you're after in the area.

Once you do have access to Nellis Air Force Base, however, finding the Brotherhood of Steel soldiers in question is easy. Your best bet is to teleport to Nellis Air Force Base (which is at the far northeastern end of the Mojave Wasteland), and then simply work your way out of the settlement and back out towards the destroyed town that rests outside of the base. The Brotherhood of Steel Paladins in question didn't survive their quest towards Nellis (for obvious reasons), so follow the marker on your map/compass (by making this quest your active quest on your Pip-Boy), and you'll find the dead soldier you seek before long, amongst some rubble. As was the case back at REPCONN HQ, search his body, and you'll find another Brotherhood of Steel Mission Holotape.

We've left the third and final location of the last missing contingent of Brotherhood of Steel Paladins as the last we'll pursue, because it's actually closest to the Brotherhood's secret hideout. So it's all about timing, you see. The third contingent (that, not surprisingly, perished) can be found near Black Mountain, which is a treacherous and dangerous location near the center of the map, but more closely aligned with the eastern edge of the Mojave Wasteland. This area is overrun by pesky Super Mutants and their Centaur friends, so be ready for a battle when you arrive. Your best bet is to simply quick-travel to Black Mountain or nearby Black Rock Cave, and then work your way towards the location marked on the map from there. If neither of these closely-related locations have been added to your map yet, you can find them in between the El Dorado Substation to the east, the NCR Ranger Safehouse to the northwest, and HELIOS One to the southeast.

The body you seek of the Paladin containing the final holotape is in a heavily-irradiated crater in the ground. At you work your way there through winding pathways and canyons, expect to be attacked by Radscorpions and Bark Scorpions. As you get closer to the crater in question, you'll be assaulted by droves of Centaurs instead, and perhaps even some Super Mutants (if you're lucky). If you have some Rad-X, a Radiation Suit, or anything else, use them as you go into the crater, since, as we already mentioned, it's heavily irradiated. At the bottom of the crater, you should find another Paladin corpse, holding yet another Brotherhood of Steel Mission Holotape. If you've been following our directions, that should be the third and final one. Now that you have all three, it's time to quick-travel back to Hidden Valley, where you can reconnect with the Brotherhood of Steel once more.